PostgreSQL

A way to uninstall PostgreSQL from your computer

PostgreSQL is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by 2ndQuadrant. Go over here for more details on 2ndQuadrant. PostgreSQL is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\Uninstall12.exe is the full command line if you want to remove PostgreSQL. The application's main executable file occupies 7.02 MB (7356928 bytes) on disk and is labeled postgres.exe.

PostgreSQL is comprised of the following executables which take 19.34 MB (20274248 bytes) on disk:

• Uninstall12.exe (6.46 MB)
• clusterdb.exe (94.50 KB)
• createdb.exe (94.00 KB)
• createuser.exe (96.50 KB)
• dropdb.exe (90.50 KB)
• dropuser.exe (91.00 KB)
• ecpg.exe (852.50 KB)
• icupkg.exe (25.00 KB)
• initdb.exe (175.50 KB)
• isolationtester.exe (71.00 KB)
• oid2name.exe (69.50 KB)
• openssl.exe (491.00 KB)
• pgbench.exe (189.00 KB)
• pg_archivecleanup.exe (73.00 KB)
• pg_basebackup.exe (142.00 KB)
• pg_checksums.exe (92.50 KB)
• pg_config.exe (70.50 KB)
• pg_controldata.exe (87.00 KB)
• pg_ctl.exe (111.50 KB)
• pg_dump.exe (438.50 KB)
• pg_dumpall.exe (127.50 KB)
• pg_isolation_regress.exe (108.00 KB)
• pg_isready.exe (90.50 KB)
• pg_receivewal.exe (109.50 KB)
• pg_recvlogical.exe (111.50 KB)
• pg_regress.exe (107.50 KB)
• pg_regress_ecpg.exe (108.00 KB)
• pg_resetwal.exe (99.00 KB)
• pg_restore.exe (203.50 KB)
• pg_rewind.exe (132.00 KB)
• pg_standby.exe (69.00 KB)
• pg_test_fsync.exe (78.00 KB)
• pg_test_timing.exe (69.00 KB)
• pg_upgrade.exe (168.50 KB)
• pg_waldump.exe (125.50 KB)
• pkgdata.exe (39.50 KB)
• postgres.exe (7.02 MB)
• psql.exe (481.00 KB)
• reindexdb.exe (98.00 KB)
• uconv.exe (52.00 KB)
• vacuumdb.exe (103.00 KB)
• vacuumlo.exe (69.00 KB)
• zic.exe (97.50 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 12 of PostgreSQL. You can find here a few links to other PostgreSQL versions:

• 9.5
• 13

If you are manually uninstalling PostgreSQL we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL

The files below remain on your disk when you remove PostgreSQL:

• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\clusterdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\createdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\createuser.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\dropdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\dropuser.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\ecpg.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\icudt62.dll
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\icuin62.dll
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\icuio62.dll
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\icupkg.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\icutest62.dll
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\icutu62.dll
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\icuuc62.dll
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\initdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\isolationtester.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\libecpg.dll
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\libecpg_compat.dll
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\libpgtypes.dll
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\libpq.dll
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\oid2name.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\openssl.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_archivecleanup.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_basebackup.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_checksums.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_config.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_controldata.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_ctl.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_dump.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_dumpall.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_isolation_regress.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_isready.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_receivewal.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_recvlogical.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_regress.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_regress_ecpg.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_resetwal.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_restore.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_rewind.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_standby.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_test_fsync.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_test_timing.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_upgrade.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pg_waldump.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pgbench.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\pkgdata.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\postgres.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\psql.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\reindexdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\serverctl.vbs
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\ssleay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\testplug.dll
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\uconv.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\vacuumdb.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\vacuumlo.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\zic.exe
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\zlib.pdb
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\zlib1.dll
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\zlib1.pdb
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\doc\extension\autoinc.example
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\doc\extension\insert_username.example
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\doc\extension\moddatetime.example
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\doc\extension\refint.example
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\crc32.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\deflate.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\ecpg_config.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\ecpg_informix.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\ecpgerrno.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\ecpglib.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\ecpgtype.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\gzguts.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\inffast.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\inffixed.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\inflate.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\informix\esql\datetime.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\informix\esql\decimal.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\informix\esql\sqltypes.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\inftrees.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\internal\c.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\internal\libpq\pqcomm.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\internal\libpq-int.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\internal\port.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\internal\postgres_fe.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\internal\pqexpbuffer.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\libpq\libpq-fs.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\libpq-events.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\libpq-fe.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\openssl\aes.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\openssl\applink.c
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\openssl\asn1.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\openssl\asn1_mac.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\openssl\asn1t.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\openssl\bio.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\openssl\blowfish.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\openssl\bn.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\openssl\buffer.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\openssl\camellia.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\openssl\cast.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\openssl\cmac.h
• C:\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\include\openssl\cms.h

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Qlik\Qlik PostgreSQL ODBC Driver
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PostgreSQL 12
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PostgreSQL-2ndQ 12

Additional registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\maxwell.meneses\Downloads\postgresql-13.2-1-windows-x64.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\maxwell.meneses\Downloads\postgresql-13.2-1-windows-x64.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2000478354-2146728641-1801674531-17695\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\12\bin\initdb.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2000478354-2146728641-1801674531-17695\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\2ndQuadrant\PostgreSQL\OmniDB\omnidb-app.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2000478354-2146728641-1801674531-17695\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\maxwell.meneses\Downloads\postgresql-13.2-1-windows-x64.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2000478354-2146728641-1801674531-17695\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Downloads\postgresql-14.2-2-windows-x64.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PostgreSQL-2ndQ 12\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PostgreSQL-2ndQ 12\ImagePath

A way to remove PostgreSQL from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PostgreSQL is a program offered by the software company 2ndQuadrant. Some computer users want to remove this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this by hand takes some skill regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK solution to remove PostgreSQL is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find PostgreSQL or simply activate the Search feature and type in "PostgreSQL". If it is installed on your PC the PostgreSQL program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click PostgreSQL in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding PostgreSQL, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove PostgreSQL.


8. After uninstalling PostgreSQL, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong PostgreSQL that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling PostgreSQL using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall PostgreSQL by 2ndQuadrant from your PC, we are not saying that PostgreSQL by 2ndQuadrant is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall PostgreSQL in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.